Cement News tagged under: Lafarge
Lafarge opens new Maldives silo22 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has opened a 4000t cement silo in Thilafushi, Maldives, taking total capacity to 9000t. The new facility was opened up by Minister of Economic Development Mohamed Saeed together with representatives from Lafarge and the State Trading Organisation (STo). Lafarge Maldives was opened in 1999, under an agreement between STO and Lafarge Cement to build a trade terminal in the Maldives. The project was lauchned by then STO chairman and present President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Qayyoom. STO... |
Bénédicte de Bonnechose is Lafarge France’s new MD19 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsBénédicte de Bonnechose is Lafarge France’s new managing director, following in the footsteps of Pascal Casanova, who moves to the LafargeHolcim Executive Committee. Since 1993, she has led a varied career with Lafarge, fullfilling a multitude of roles, including financial director of Betons France and director of strategy, public affairs and environment for Lafarge’s operations in France. Early 2013 saw her appointed as managing director of Granulats France. |
Lafarge to buy out Baring stake in Indian unit16 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsAs part of the implementation in India of its planned merger with Holcim - and subject to its completion - Lafarge has signed an agreement to acquire the 14 per cent stake held by Baring in Lafarge India, for a consideration of EUR270m. Following this transaction, subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities, Lafarge will hold 100 per cent of the shares of Lafarge India. |
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe secures additional funding for plant upgrades11 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Zimbabwe has secured approval from its parent company, Lafarge Group, to invest an additional $5m on plant upgrades this year. The cement maker last year announced plans to invest about $10m-$15m on upgrading grinding capabilities. According to the company, the plant upgrades will push its volumes from 0.39Mta to 0.5Mta. Speaking to local press at the sidelines of the company's AGM, Amal Tantawi, chief executive of Lafarge Zimbabwe, told The Herald Business that the all the... |
Lafarge expects modest Czech sales growth10 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement sales rose by five per cent in 2004 to CZK965m (EUR35m) due in part to a revival of domestic construction activity. Profit from operations soared by 53 percent to CZK179m. The growth is attributed to rising sales, an extraordinary revenue from the sale of carbon credits and operating savings, spokesperson Milena Hucanova told CTK Business News. The company, which operates the 1.2Mta Cizkovice cement works, expects a modest growth in sales this year. Czech cement ... |
Slovenia: Lafarge to appeal Environment Agency decision10 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafargeCement plans to appeal the decision by Slovenia's Environment Agency which rejected its request for an integrated pollution prevention and control permit for its plant close to Trbovlje. The company said Tuesday its request was rejected on a formality and that it had had supplemented its filing with all requisite documents, including the project documentation and an environmental impact report. The statement comes a week after the Environment Agency rejected the application, ... |
Holcim launches exchange offer for Lafarge shares01 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsHolcim said Monday it has launched the public exchange offer for all the shares of Lafarge, marking the final stage of the merger of the two cement majors. Shareholders in Lafarge are being asked to offer their shares at an exchange ratio of nine Holcim shares for 10 Lafarge shares. Their acceptance of the exchange is the final stage to create a new company. Holcim shareholders have already approved the tie up. The combined LafargeHolcim group would employ approximately 115,000 people i... |
Holcim and Lafarge seal binding deal with CRH27 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge and Holcim have now entered a binding agreement with CRH regarding the sale of several assets with an enterprise value of EUR6.5bn. As announced in February 2015, the assets include operations mainly in Europe, Canada, Brazil and the Philippines (see below). The acquisition remains conditional upon successful completion of the merger of Lafarge and Holcim as well as the completion of local asset reorganisations. The acquisition is expected to complete in the second half of 2015. ... |
Future LH Executive Committee finalised27 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge and Holcim have completed the appointments for the future Executive Committee of LafargeHolcim following a recommendation by Eric Olsen, future CEO of the combined group. The future Executive Committee, under the leadership of Eric Olsen is composed of: • Finance, Thomas Aebischer, currently in charge of Finance at Holcim • Integration, Organization & Human Resources, Jean-Jacques Gauthier, currently in charge of Finance at Lafarge • Europe, Roland Köhler, currently in charge of E... |
Lafarge and Holcim reorganise group functions20 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsLafarge and Holcim are each preparing the reorganisation of group functions in the context of their proposed merger. Holcim’s proposed new organisation would result in a net reduction of approximately 120 jobs in Holcim Group functions in Switzerland. The social consultation process to reduce the impact on roles that are affected by reductions will now be launched with the employee representatives (AV) in Switzerland, the company said in a statement today. Concerning Lafarge at worldwide... |